Today’s edition of quick hits.
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* The latest mass shooting in Louisiana: “Gunfire erupted at a Louisiana shopping mall on Thursday, leaving 10 people injured, authorities said, in the latest Bayou State mass shooting.”
* Diplomatic efforts aren’t exactly progressing: “President Donald Trump told MS NOW on Thursday morning that Iran has ‘no idea who their leader is’ at this moment, an assessment experts on Iran have said is incorrect.”
* In related news: “Faith Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency, told CNBC this morning that the world is ‘facing the biggest energy security threat in history’ as a result of the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.”
* It was the “tripled up level” phrasing that made this especially absurd: “Trump said he has ordered the U.S. Navy to ‘shoot and kill any boat’ that is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the vital maritime shipping route that has become central to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. ‘There is to be no hesitation. Additionally, our mine ‘sweepers’ are clearing the Strait right now. I am hereby ordering that activity to continue, but at a tripled up level!’ Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social this morning.”
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